Tag Archives: Brooks County
The Things They Left Behind
When migrants die in South Texas, the objects they leave behind hold clues to their identities.
In the fall of 2013, Observer reporter Melissa del Bosque and I visited Baylor University’s forensics lab, one of several Texas labs that handles the remains ...Read More
Graves of Shame
New evidence indicates wrongdoing in the handling of migrant remains in Brooks County.
A year ago, a Texas Rangers inquiry found “no evidence” of wrongdoing in the botched handling of migrant remains in Brooks County. New evidence indicates ra...Read More
To Save Lives, Close the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint
Despite being a death trap for hundreds of migrants, Border Patrol is planning on expanding a secondary checkpoint near Falfurrias in Brooks County....Read More
A Texas Militiaman Reconsiders the Mission
Charles Gilbert joined the Texas Border Volunteers to "kick some ass," but the group's tactics forced him to do some soul-searching.
Charles Gilbert joined the Texas Border Volunteers to "kick some ass," but the group's tactics forced him to do some soul-searching. ...Read More
National Guard Deployed to Save Lives in Rural Brooks County
The National Guard is deployed to Brooks County, Texas, where hundreds of migrants have died from heat exposure and thirst....Read More
Beyond the Border
In our four-part multimedia series, produced in collaboration with the Guardian, we explore how a rural South Texas county 70 miles from the border has b...Read More
Observer Radio Episode 72: The Political Implications of Rick Perry’s Indictment
Could Rick Perry somehow use his indictments as a springboard into the White House? ...Read More
‘A Cemetery For Our People’
A Guatemalan diplomat struggles to save her countrymen in South Texas and nearly loses herself. Part three of Beyond the Border, a four-part series with The ...Read More
‘Hunting Humans’ Brings the Fringe to the Center
A Newsweek story describes ranchers who are “hunting humans” as simply “dealing first-hand with the problems caused by the influx of undocumented immigran...Read More